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G. RODRIGUEZ.

CIGARETTE HOLDER.

No. 252,140. Patented Jan. 10,1882,

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GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ, OF MATA-NZAS, CUBA.

CIGARETTE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,140, dated January 10, 1882.

' Application filed September 9,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ, of Matanzas, Cuba, have invented a new and useful Improvement in GigaretteHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My improvements relate to oi garette-holders made collapsible in order that they shall retain their contents .in good condition at all times, and also made water-proof to exclude dampness and perspiration.

The object of my invention is to furnish inexpensive holders of substantial character;

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and it consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

-In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of my improved cigarette-holder formed with the opening at one end. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 is a crosssection, of the holder. Fig. 4 is f tlongitudi- W' nal se g t onwof. the..s amewas -madewfro mwamsi ngle M u u s v m ater a l. Fig. 5 is a side view, Fig. o' ls a longitudirial section, and Fig. 7 is a cross-section, of the holder as made with a side Fig. 8 is a cross-section of the same, made in a single piece. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the paper covering used with the holders.

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I make use of cardboard, parchment, or other material of suitable stiffness, which is cut in suitable lengths to form the sides a of the holder. These pieces may be flat or curved on three edges, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 6, and 7, one edge being left flat where the opening of the holder is to be. The curvature may vary, and the sides a, instead of being in two pieces, may be in a single piece, bent at its center either longitudinally or transversely, as shown in Figs. 4 and 8. The sides a are retained together by a band or ring, I), of indiarubber, which serves as a spring to compress the holder, and also allow its expansion. This ringmay extend transversely orlon gitudi nall y,

d and be placed at the center or near one end of the holder, and in either position will act to press the case or holder tightly upon its contents.

To cover the separated sides and ends of the holder I use an outer covering, 0, of paper or other thin material that will readily fold. This is to be cut of the form shown in Fig. 9 when the holder is made in the flat form shown in Figs. 1 and 5, and is to be attached at one edge or side a of the case and folded upon the other side. The flap formed at one sideof the cover c is to cover the open end of the case. This cover protectsthe contents of the case at the separated sides, and, being flexible, will not interfere with the expansion and contraction. Whan the sides are made in onepiece, as shown in Figs. 4 and 8, the cover is to be applied in the same manner as above described, and the only difference between them being that in Figs. 4 and 8 the sides or ends are only covered with flexible material, while in the other figures the sides or ends and bottoms are covered with flexible material. v

The body of the case may be made of cardboard, wood, sheetmetal, or any suitable material, and the covering may be paper, mruslin, or other flexible material. The size ofthe case will be regulated by the length of the cigarettes and the greatest number to be carried at once. The form may be flat, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, or of any other suitable form.

Havingth us described my invention, Iclaim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent- The collapsible cigarette-holder consisting of stifii side portions, a, and folded covering 0, provided with elastic band 12, substantially as shown and described.

GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ.

. WVitnesses:

J 0s. A. SPRINGER, L. BETANOOURT. 

